| Bee Gul | |
| Birth Name: | Bee Gul |
| Birth Place: | Lahore, Punjab,Pakistan |
| Occupation: | screenwriter and director |
| Alma Mater: | Kinnaird College for Women University |
| Years Active: | 2010-present |
| Notable Works: | Talkhiyaan, Pehchaan, Kaun Qamar Ara, Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila and Raqeeb Se |
Bee Gul (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|بی گل) is a Pakistani screenwriter and director. She wrote films and TV plays like Talkhiyaan,[1] [2] Pehchaan,[3] Kaun Qamar Ara, Firdous ki Dozakh,[4] most notably Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila and Raqeeb Se for HUM TV.[5]
With a pen sharper than wit itself, Bee Gul weaves tales that pierce the veil of reality, exposing the complexities of human experience. Her characters, like tangled threads in a weaver's loom, embody the contradictions that color our lives - love laced with bitterness, tradition wrestling with progress.[6] Her work is often described as artsy.[7] Gul's artistic lens focuses on the plight of the Pakistani woman, a warrior navigating a society steeped in unspoken rules. Through her heroines, she celebrates the indomitable spirit that burns bright even in the face of oppression.[8]
In 2024, her short film "Jamun Ka Darakht" (The Java Plum Tree) won the Best Social Justice Short Film award at World Film Festival in Cannes. The film also garnered recognition at the Vancouver International Movie Awards for Best Human Rights Short Film and the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival Indie Short Fest, solidifying Bee Gul's international acclaim.[9]
Ain[10] was a series made up of stories which explore all the various relationships that we go through in life; be they with people, with a special place, with God and religion or those of the spiritual kind. Picking up on a different ‘connection’ every week, the series will follow all sorts of relationships as they grow and transform. It could be a conflict between father and son; the ever-changing relationship between a husband and wife; the dynamics of sibling rivalry in a brother/sister relationship; the relationship between a character’s past, present and future or how a man’s love for God can reach extreme fanaticism. The series looks at the nature of human relationships from many different perspectives. And makes us realize that whatever the connection, no matter how deep or superficial, it will always leave an impact on our lives and inevitably make us who we are.[11]
In Talkhiyan the opening theme "Mujh se ab meri mohabbat ke fasaaney na kaho",[12] was based on a Sahir Ludhianvi's poem and serial itself was named after Sahir Ludhianavi's Book, Talkhiyan. Bee Gul won a LUX Style Award (2019) for Best TV Writer for Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila, a play that tackled the topic of sexual predators in normal households.[13] [14]
Bee Gul's first script Kaun Qamar Aara was a television film that aired on Hum TV's 2nd telefilms festival, centers on the issues of undivided India and brings to life a tale of a husband and wife during this time. This one-hour short story featured Pakistani actor Shakeel and Faiza Hassan. Kaun Qamar Ara was the only film that was nominated in every category at 2nd Hum Telefilm Awards.[15] Gul received Best Telefilm Writer Award for Kaun Qamar Ara.[16]
| Denotes films that have not been released yet |
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Laloolal.com | Khalid Ahmed | streamed on ZEE5 | [17] | |
| 2022 | Intezaar | Sakina Samo | |||
| 2024 | The Java Plum Tree | Rafay Rashdi | [18] |
| Year | Title | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue | Director | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | Kaun Qamar Ara | Telefilm / Hum TV | ||||||
| 2012-2013 | Talkhiyaan | 19 episodes / Express Entertainment | ||||||
| 2012-2013 | Firdous ki Dozakh | Telefilm / Hum TV | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Ain | Adnan Wai Qureshi | 13 Episodes / Geo TV Entertainment | |||||
| 2013-2014 | Chup ka Shor | Telefilm / Express Entertainment[19] | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Kitni Girhain Baaqi Hain | Gul wrote the most episodes of this series / HUM TV | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Pehchaan | 20 Episodes / Aplus Entertainment | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Zid | Adnan Wai Qureshi | 24 episodes / HUM TV | |||||
| 2017 | Janaat | Farhan Tajammul | A-Plus TV | |||||
| 2017-2018 | Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila | Hum TV | ||||||
| 2018 | Dilara | BOL TV | ||||||
| 2021 | Raqeeb Se | Hum TV | ||||||
| 2023 | Working Women | Yasra Rizvi[20] | TBA | |||||
| 2024 | Standup Girl | Kashif Nisar | Green Entertainment | |||||
| Ceremony | Category | Project | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Lux Style Awards | Best Television Writer | Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila | |
| 21st Lux Style Awards[23] | Raqeeb Se |
'Jamun Ka Darakht' secures third win